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February 08, 2012

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Verdict:3/5

Cast: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly

Genre: Sci-Fi

Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes

Director: Josh Trank

Story: When three high school teenagers gain superpowers life seems to be a roller coaster ride. Ironically, the same power leads them to startling revelations about their not-so-happening inner self....

Movie Review: It's not just about inventive film making; it's also about a) 18-year-olds who want things to move their way b) 18-year olds with (super) powers that corrupt them to the core. Teenagers Andrew Detmer (DeHaan), Matt ( Alex Russell) and Steve ( Michael B. Jordan) think the best way to relive every day is to capture moments on a video camera. Naturally then they end up capturing a mysterious hole in the ground too.

Perhaps a little reason to get disappointed for you don't really get to know what eerie stuff happens in there that eventually gives the boys predator like powers. But even before you can guess, the boys are all out doing what they have been longing since time immemorial -- slapping one and all, throwing toys off supermarket shelves and flying across the sky. So far so good till the actual realisation of power sets in. What follows next is time for destruction and time to own up to the mess.

While the boys bring out the excitement of the next door teenagers (who get kicks out of simple pranks) and the I-am-the-master syndrome (one chooses to call himself the apex predator), it's back to the camera work that grows with every scene -- from the initial bedroom confessions of teens to the special effects of the big, bad teen act -- cars smashing, window panes being ripped apart, buildings turning into dust....

Tip off: If you are anywhere between 12 and 23 years of age you will enjoy this movie. The older lot may not necessarily enjoy this one.